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Yolandé Oelsen
 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - General Birds
Unread postPosted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:49 pm 
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Sorry me again. Is this a Dusky sunbird?
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 Post subject: Re: Identification Help - General Birds
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White-Bellied Sunbird.

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Nannie
 Post subject: Sunbird: White-Bellied.
Unread postPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:38 pm 
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The male is the only sunbird of the area to have a metallic green head,back and throat and a white belly.The female is dull brown above with off-white below,she is very similar to several other species.

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Yolandé Oelsen
 Post subject: Re: Sunbird: White-Bellied.
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Lizet Grobbelaar
 Post subject: Re: Sunbird: White-Bellied.
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Yolandé Oelsen
 Post subject: Re: Sunbird: White-Bellied.
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Jan van Wyk
 Post subject: Re: Sunbird: White-Bellied.
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I think it is a White-Bellied Sunbird

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Leeukos
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 Post subject: Re: Sunbird: White-Bellied.
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 Post subject: Re: Sunbird: White-Bellied.
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 Post subject: Re: Sunbird: White-Bellied.
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 Post subject: Re: Sunbird: White-Bellied.
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